glean
US /ɡliːn/
UK /ɡliːn/
動詞
1.
收集, 獲取
to extract information from various sources
範例:
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From various sources, she was able to glean a lot of information.
她從各種來源收集了大量信息。
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We are still trying to glean the truth from the conflicting reports.
我們仍在努力從相互矛盾的報導中收集真相。
2.
拾穗, 收集剩餘物
to gather grain or other produce left after the main harvest
範例:
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The poor were allowed to glean the fields after the reapers had passed.
收割者離開後，窮人被允許在田裡拾穗。
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She spent the afternoon gleaning apples that had fallen from the trees.
她花了一個下午收集從樹上掉下來的蘋果。